Factsheet December Careeranna 2017
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Factsheet December CareerAnna 2017 National Nagaland celebrated the 54th Statehood Day and the 18th Hornbill festival 2017 at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 2 Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) . These Agreements are the first ever Bilateral APAs with The Netherlands. The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Suresh Prabhu, was the the chief guest for the Shared Value Summit 2017 held in New Delhi on the theme “Equity and Empowerment”. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj represented India in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Russia’s Sochi.India became a full tilme member of SCO in June 2017. The first International exhibition and Conference on AYUSH and Wellness sector- AROGYA 2017 took place in New Delhi. The government of India has increased the budget of Agricultural Education by 47.4% this year as compared to the financial year 2013-14. According to the Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, in order to adopt quality and holistic approach to higher agricultural education, the Fifth Dean Committee Report has been implemented in all the Agricultural Universities. Cyclone Ockhi dissipated over the Arabian Sea, missing the coast of Gujarat. The cyclone, that claimed at least 37 lives in Kerala, has left a trail of destruction in its wake. The Andhra Pradesh assembly unanimously passed the Kapu reservation bill which will provide the community with a 5 per cent quota in education and employment in the state. India and Germany signed several agreements, including a €200 million funding pact for climate-friendly urban mobility project.The ‘Government to Government Umbrella Agreement’ concerning financial cooperation in 2016 (II) under the Indo- German Development Cooperation was formalised. Kumbh Mela, the mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith, has been inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was included in the National Capital Region (NCR), taking the total number of districts in the NCR to 23. Uttar Pradesh has become the first State to endorse the Central government’s draft bill that makes instant triple talaq a cognisable and non-bailable offence. Kerala to Raise Minimum Liquor Drinking Age from 21 to 23 The first International Conference on Sports Medicine & Sports Sciences “SAICON 2017” was held in New Delhi. An International conference was being organized on the Ground water issues in the country with a theme of “Ground water Vision 2030- Water Security, Challenges and Climate Change Adaptation” India has been declared free from infectious Trachoma which is a contagious bacterial infection of the eye Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Dr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the three days ‘Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage’ in New Delhi. New Delhi will host the two-day long Asean-India Connectivity Summit (AICS) on the theme "Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century". Half a billion people have gained access to electricity in India since 2000, almost doubling the country’s electrification rate, according to the World Energy Access report released on Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA). This “remarkable” growth puts India on course to achieving access to electricity for all in the early 2020s, the report added. The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to November, 2017 show that netcollections are at Rs. 4.8 lakh crore which is 14.4% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. Narendra Modi commissioned first Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari into Indian Navy. India has been ranked at the 100th position among 149 nations in the global prosperity index, showing a four-rank improvement from last year, according to 2017 LegatumProsperity Index India Signs Loan Agreement with World Bank for US$ 250 Million for “Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion” (SANKALP) Project India to Host 3rd Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) in June ,2018. Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to launch free email addresses in Hindi (in Devanagari script) for its residents. Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally dedicated the 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Power Project (HEPP) to the nation. Prime Minister also launched ‘MyDoNER App’ and will distribute cheques to start-up entrepreneurs in Aizawl. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone of the Nyaya Gram project of the High Court of Allahabad in Allahabad. Jammu and Kashmir Bank launched a finance scheme tailored for media fraternity in the state wherein a loan of up to Rs three lakh can be availed by journalists and employees of media houses in the state. The scheme "J-K Bank sahafat finance scheme" was launched. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a scheme to provide a pension of Rs 1500 to transgenders above 18 years of age in the state. UIDAI temporarily barred Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank from conducting Aadhaar linked e-KYC verification of SIM cards and bank clients.The action follows allegations of Bharti Airtel using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their 'informed consent'. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on Syndicate Bank for non-compliance with its directions on "Cheque Purchase or Discounting, Bill Discounting, and Know Your Customer (KYC)" norms. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen assets worth Rs 245 crore in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged fraud of Rs 2,200 crore with the State Trading Corporation (STC). Goa has celebrated its 56th Liberation Day. The state was liberated on 19th December in 1961 from Portuguese control after almost 450 years of colonial rule. The BJP has retained power in Gujarat for the 6th time in a row and swept the polls in Himachal Pradesh finishing just short of the two-third majority. The party romped home again in Gujarat by winning 99 seats, seven seats more than the mark of absolute majority in the 182-member House. Congress won 77 seats and others 6. In Himachal Pradesh, BJP wrested power from Congress by winning 44 seats, two seats short of two-third majority, in the 68 member House. The Congress won 21 and others three. The Skill Development Ministry and Maruti Suzuki have signed an agreement to impart training to youth and enhance their employment potential. India and Myanmar signed MoU on Rakhine State Development Programme and on Government to Government agreement on long-term socio-economic development of the state. The World Bank has committed $125 million (around Rs800 crore) loan to India for the STRIVE project for skill development. The Indian Army's Southern Command had conducted exercise 'Hamesha Vijayee' in the deserts of Rajasthan Cabinet approves Establishing India's First National Rail and Transportation University at Vadodara Minister of communications Manoj Sinha launched DARPAN (Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New India) aimed at realising financial inclusion of un-banked rural population Vijay Rupani will continue as chief minister of Gujarat and Nitin Patel as his deputy chief minister. India's first and only design university, 'World University of Design' opened its campus at Sonipat, Haryana. The Indian Navy deployed a submarine and the P8I long-range maritime aircraft for the first time for a bilateral naval exercise with the Omani navy. The 11th edition of the exercise, 'Naseem Al Bahr' or 'Sea Breeze', was held on December 17 off the coast of Oman. The government had formally launched the ‘Ganga Gram’ project at the Ganga Gram Swachata Sammelan in New Delhi. The Bharatiya Janata Party has named Jairam Thakur as legislature party leader in Himachal Pradesh, effectively making him the state’s next chief minister. To enhance standards of cleanliness on beaches, the environment ministry has launched a pilot project 'Blue Flag' for its clean-up and development. The Indian Railways on Monday flagged off the country's first air-conditioned suburban local train for Mumbai commuters India is all set to get its first runway on a 'sea bridge' soon, as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been given a nod to extend Lakshadweep's Agatti Airport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first PM in 20 years to attend the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual jamboree of the global elite The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank signed a $318 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project India Successfully Test-Fires AAD Supersonic Interceptor Missile. The Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017 making instant triple talaq illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband. The bill was passed by the Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad. Nirmala Sitharaman launched a start-up incubation center called the Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL) in Mangaluru, Karnataka. The government had on October 24, 2017 unveiled a ₹2.11 lakh crore two-year road map for strengthening NPA-hit public sector banks. Public sector IDBI Bank has received capital infusion of ₹2,729 crore from the government. State-run Bank of India has received capital infusion of Rs. 2,257 crore from the government Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has laid foundation stones for more than 100 projects worth Rs 700 crore in Nalanda district as part of his state-wide "Vikas Samiksha Yatra". Allahabad Bank entered into an agreement with state-run National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) for utilizing the latter’s Information Utility Services envisaged under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.